13-year-old girl confess: My father gave her to Boko Haram

13-year-old girl confess how her father gave her to Boko Haram


KANO girl, Nigeria 13-year-old says her father gave her to Boko Haram extremists and that she was arrested after refusing to explode a suicide bomb in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city in the north.

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First conviction under Ebola laws

First conviction under Ebola laws

A village chief has become the first person in Sierra Leone to be jailed under laws aimed at preventing the spread of the Ebola virus, court officials and lawyers said.

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Kano girl says parents volunteered her as suicide bomber

Kano girl says parents volunteered her as suicide bomber

A 13-year-old Nigerian girl has told how her parents gave her to Boko Haram militants to be used as a suicide bomber.

The girl, speaking at a news conference organised by police, said she was taken to the city of Kano where two other girls detonated their bombs.

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Oil’s Slump Gives Us Chance to End Subsidy: Say Jonathan

Oil’s Slump Gives Jonathan Chance to End  Subsidy

The tumbling oil prices that have slashed Nigeria’s revenue and roiled currency and stock markets in Africa’s biggest economy may have a silver lining: an excuse for the government to scrap fuel subsidies that cost as much as $7 billion a year.

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Nigerians Hit by Money’ as Naira lose, Boko Haram Hit

Nigerians face Money’ as Naira lose, Boko Haram Hit Trade


At one of Nigeria’s busiest markets, Ndubuisi Benjamin Nweke complains about the toughest business environment Africa’s biggest economy has faced in years.

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a 14-year-old Nigerian girl arrested with explosives strapped to her body

a 14-year-old Nigerian girl arrested with explosives strapped to her body

Nigerian girl - Zahra'u Babangida, 14, recounts would-be suicide bombing

In Kano (Nigeria) - A 14-year-old Nigerian girl who was arrested with explosives strapped to her body told journalists Wednesday that her parents volunteered her to take part in a suicide attack.

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